Word: boom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...midst of an infertility epidemic, the unforeseen consequence of a variety of historical and socioeconomic trends. The advent of the Pill, the women's movement and an economy that pushes women into the workplace during their most fertile years have led many members of the baby- boom generation to wait so long to have children that they are in danger of waiting forever. This same generation was also party to the sexual revolution, and that too has taken a toll. With exposure to more sex partners came a sharp rise in sexually transmitted diseases and other infections that can impair...
...People were asking, 'Haven't you got anything in American?' " Other BBC broadcasters are doing their best to adopt American-style slang. A budding British John Madden describing a soccer game dustup not long ago told listeners that an injured player was "stretchered" off the field. Next time, try "Boom! He's outta there...
...failing banks rode high on the real estate boom before plunging in the wake of the New England bust. The winning bidders will be influential in determining the flow of money in New Hampshire in years to come...
...need not worry about footing the bill for bad loans: Israel has never defaulted on a loan in its 43 year history. The guarantees will ignite the Israeli economy, enabling a possible growth of 9 percent a year through 1995. With this economic boom, Israel would have no problem paying its debt. Moreover, because a large chunk of the $10 billion will be invested in U.S. housing companies, the loan guarantees may even improve the struggling American economy...
...Cambridge City Council passed its nobillboards law, provoking Ackerly Communications to post a huge, ugly billboard in Porter Square reminding Cantabridgians about the Fifth Amendment. Not to be outdone, Dapper O'Neil and the Boston City Council passed a law cracking down on 130-decibel boom boxes. Yet the beat goes...